Elijah Kloft

Senior Systems Engineer
📧 elikloft17@gmail.com 📱 (971) 506-8982 🌐 elikloft.com 🔗 github.com/elipwns 🔗 linkedin.com/in/elijahkloft 📍 Salem, Oregon

Technical Skills

C/C++ Python Bash Git AWS GCP Terraform Ansible GitLab CI/CD QNX Linux IoT Agile/Scrum AI/ML

Professional Summary

Senior System Engineer specializing in infrastructure management, deployment automation, and system optimization. Expertise in CI/CD pipelines, embedded systems development, and cloud infrastructure with experience in modern AI/ML integration.

Experience

Senior Systems Engineer
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)
February 2022 - Present
  • Established efficient build pipelines supporting 1000+ jobs/day, automating software compilation, testing, and packaging
  • Collaborated with global development teams to align infrastructure requirements with software development lifecycles, resulting in unified CI/CD framework across international teams
  • Implemented GitLab Runner's Fleeting Plugin for Autoscaling QNX Build Environments with dynamic provisioning based on workload demand
  • Optimized runner images saving 2 developer days per day of compute time (16 hours daily) by pre-baking tools into images
  • Co-led international workshop in Ireland for cross-team knowledge sharing and process improvement
Systems Engineer
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)
July 2019 - February 2022
  • Developed semantic version tagging tool interacting with GitLab merge requests, improving version consistency and dependency management
  • Implemented C/C++ applications on embedded Linux and QNX platforms for infotainment and telematics proof of concepts
  • Successfully migrated Vehicle Domain Controller (VDC) GitLab group from AWS to GCP, including 10 subgroups and 100+ projects
  • Created tooling for QNX Hypervisor builds and flashing, integrated QNX BSPs, and built custom Linux kernels using Yocto
Systems Engineer
Measuretek (Callisto Integration)
March 2016 - July 2018
  • Developed robust IoT solution for real-time field and irrigation monitoring, programming Campbell Scientific and Banner Engineering dataloggers
  • Conducted on-site hardware installations across multiple agricultural sites, troubleshooting issues and minimizing downtime
  • Automated hop drying process in kilns, controlling temperature, humidity, and airflow, reducing dry times by ~30%
  • Programmed Banner Engineering wireless radios for soil moisture and weather monitoring stations

Education

Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering Technology, Oregon Institute of Technology - 2016

Associate of Science in Computer Engineering Technology, Oregon Institute of Technology - 2016